OldJarheads Milling Thread...

[OlJarhead]

Thanks guys!  Wood-Mizer is now also donating something!  Can't wait to give so.e stuff away!  Woot!

[Dakota]

6 to go.

[OlJarhead]

Grrr I hate it when this happens!
How to make a CANT on the Wood Mizer LT40 [Simple] - YouTube

[Magicman]

Looks like you not only hit the mark with the cant, you have also hit the subscriber mark. 

[WV Sawmiller]

Eric,

   Do you ever raise the rear toeboard an inch or two to allow your helper to roll the last couple of boards off the end of the mill? I can assure you they appreciate it when you can as it does make their job a little easier. Just a thought there. Nice video.

[OlJarhead]

Thanks MM!

WV, I often raise them both unless I am trying to get aide supports up and loaders down etc.  These guys were great but never listened whe. I explained the best was to off bear was to pull the boards as soo. as milled ;)  But I often still try to help them out.

We did do pretty well on this one though...other than my goof up lol

[WV Sawmiller]

Eric,

  I saw more hardwood than you it seems and I edge against a stack of boards so I leave the last 3-4 boards on the rails to use for that so that means the off-bearer will nearly always have a stack to move at the end of sawing each log so that is when I raise the roller to help make up for the delay I caused. While he is moving them I'm loading the log he has already loaded on the arms for me so there is still no lost time as we are both working.

[OlJarhead]

Hardwood?  What's that? lol. I probably mill 90% Fir and Pine!

[OlJarhead]

and I can always learn new tricks ;)

[YellowHammer]

Congratulations on the 1000 mark!

[OlJarhead]

Thanks!

[OlJarhead]

BIG DOUG FIR on the Wood Mizer LT40 Portable Sawmill - YouTube
Yeeha!  I little extra flipping here lol ya I did that

[WV Sawmiller]

Eric,

  I had to pause the video and go get a bib when I kept looking at those long straight logs.

  One suggestion I make and sometimes I even get a customer to comply is to make his log stack on top of a pair of parallel runner logs to make them roll on to the arms better. I have sawed long stacks where each log got further away and we'd throw a couple of the first cut waste slabs down to make a track and that made the others roll easier and kept them cleaner.

  I saw you edging against the cant which is what I used to do but since more of mine is hardwood I found when I released the clamp on a thin cant, lots of time it would not lay back down flat after edging my flitches. It would lay flat when full sized and heavier but would move a little when thin. There would be a gap on one end or the middle so now when I make that final flip I clamp lower than my last cut, saw to the bed and leave the bottom 4-5 boards, raise the side supports as high as the board stack and edge against the boards and get the same stability as against a solid cant. Also, if I edge too low and the boards start to get in the way I just remove a board or two.

  Softwood like you are sawing seems to lay flat better than many of the hardwoods I saw.

  Nice video. Keep them coming.

   BTW - what blade profile(s) are you using?

[OlJarhead]

 8)
WV - in truth, though I started my channel for the grands (ok I think I started it for CountryPlans forum members originally, then didn't do anything with it and when the grands wanted to see stuff I began to put it there for them) I eventually began making stuff for customers and in 2016 put up a video of milling in Republic because I wanted to share with customers though I have tons of pics too.

In truth, I struggle to get them to understand the importance of a good log deck!  Some get it and some say they get it and just do what they do anyway.  It's amazing.  So yes!  I wish all customers would put runners under the logs and not stack them 4 or 5 high!  but they often just do what they want and if I don't / can't do a site visit ahead of time (that customer is 150 miles north of me) then I show up and get what I get.  I think with him, the problem is he doesn't speak well and his contractors don't listen well ;)

Now, milling to the deck and then edging?  WOW!  I love that idea!  You have just made that old light bulb go off in my head!  THANKS!  8)  I hadn't considered that the stack would be solid enough to edge against but your description is great and makes sense.  I will be trying that next time!!!  Thanks.

I usually don't see the cant move down that low though am always cleaning the bunks off.  What you're describing sounds like stress movement which I do see in softwoods (that's 95% of what I mill) but not always.  Sounds like you have a good solution.

As for band profiles lol in the latest videos I'm using 747's -- I ran 800bf on one 747 that day.  I also run 7's and 4's and when I run out of 7's and 4's I'll run tens.  I prefer the 7's though I like 4's for the wider stuff for some reason.

Only issue I have with the 747's is they move a lot of sawdust, more than regular 7s and that means I tend to eat more lol.

Cheers
Erik

[OlJarhead]

THANK YOU! I'm giving away a LogRite Sawmill Special CANT Hook and more! - YouTube
Thank you LogRite, Wood-Mizer,  United Rentals and Angry Gnome Armory!  I am giving stuff away!

[Magicman]

Thank You Erik for all that you do and for sharing your experiences, both in text and in videos.

(No entry for me because I have a full complement of LogRites.) 

[OlJarhead]

Thanks MM!  If wasn't for you and all the great folks here I never would have started much less learned!  You are all the best!

[OlJarhead]

Live from the office! Who won the CANT hook? Model? Hats? Decal? Drawing at 3pm LIVE! - YouTube

[Busted]

Thanks for the invite over here! It looks like I had an account.

[OlJarhead]

Awesome!

[Ljohnsaw]

Got my Woodmizer 40th anniversary hat that I won in your drawing.  Thanks! 8)

At first, I thought it was defective, but I just needed to clean my glasses.  Through the plastic bag it was in, it looked like the black background had some faded streaks.  Turns out the patch is a b&w picture of a dark forest that they embroidered their logo on. :

[OlJarhead]

Glad you got it!  Not sure about the patch ;)  I have different ones to send out and randomly picked them.

Cheers!
Erik

[OlJarhead]

Got a few more to send out, just need to confirm some addresses and then away they go.

Husky did come back and offer to give some swag away as well but it was after the give-away so I offered to do something with them in the future ;)  Maybe 2k subs... sounds like fun!
Meanwhile, here's today's fun...
Milling TWO DIFFERENT SIZED BOARDS at Once on the Wood Mizer LT40 - YouTube

[OlJarhead]

 

 
Got the new Logo done!  Woot!
How do ya like that Tat :D

[Nebraska]

 Fun!   looks good.